Name: Embelia ribes (Burm.)

  1. Common name: False black pepper (Eng) Wawrung (Hindi)
  2. Vernacular name: Vidanga (Sanskrit)
  3. Family:Primulaceae
  4. Habits: woody creeper shrub
  5. Habitat: climbing shurb found in the hilly parts of India from the central and lower Himalayas down. It is commonly seen in places up to the height of 1500 m.
  6. Flower:
  7. Part used : Fruits, Roots
  8. Distribution: Widely distributed throughout India
  9. Uses: Used in the treatment diabetis, ulcer, eczema, blood purifier, nausea, vomiting, constipation, abdominal pain and also for cancer.